When you are out shooting with a group of strangers who have never been shooting with you before it’s your first shot that counts. If that one is a clean hit they’ll think you are a…
Jon C. Branch
1938 Morgan 4/4 Barn Find
This 1938 Morgan 4/4 appears to be a genuine barn find from a deceased estate. The car will be auctioned by Clwyd Car Auctions on Monday 25th April 2016. To see the Clwyd Car Auctions sale…
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Magazine Rifle by John Rigby & Co. in .416 Rigby
This very nice bolt action magazine rifle was originally created in 1920 for a Mr. F. Morgans and the rifle was then made in .350 Rigby, a common caliber for general big game hunting though much…
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Formula 1 Champions-Signed Helmet
This helmet, which is coming up for auction by RM Sotheby’s at the Monaco Auction on 14th May 2016 has been signed by 22 Formula 1 world champions. All proceeds of the sale will be shared…
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Fiat 1101A Campagnola, The Italian Jeep
I like Italian cars and motorcyles, and I like four wheel drives. Italian cars stir up ideas of Ferrari, Maserati, Iso and Lamborghini, and four wheel drives are, for me at least, associated with rifles and…
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.41 Volcanic Factory Engraved Carbine
When people hear the name “Smith and Wesson” nowadays the first image we get in our mind is of the typical double action Smith and Wesson revolvers, and perhaps of the expression “I’d like to introduce…
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Jaguar XK120 V8 “un-barn find”
Had it been found in a barn we might have described it as a barn find, but sadly this Jaguar XK120 from 1954 has been out in the open for the last however many years and…
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Steyr Mannlicher Luxus in .270 Winchester
When Steyr of Austria decided to end production of the classic Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles in 1972 they needed to answer the “now what” question and come up with a rifle that would keep the loyal customer base…
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.318 Westley Richards Magazine Rifle
“Out of Africa” with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford is one of my favourite movies. Director Sydney Pollack’s blending of John Barry’s music with Africa’s landscape, people and wildlife is fabulous, and as the icing on…
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Moto Guzzi Eldorado
The Moto Guzzi Eldorado was created in the early seventies as a direct contender to the Harley Davidson as a police motorcycle. Based around the 90° V twin engine originally designed by Giulio Cesare Carcano the…
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